Researching Richard Saltonstall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43 people with the Saltonstall surname? In that year Saltonstall was ranked number 3536 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
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Richard Saltonstall
Sir Richard Saltonstall (baptised Halifax, England 4 April 1586 – October 1661) led a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630.
He was a nephew of the Lord Mayor of London Richard Saltonstall (1517–1600), and was admitted pensioner at Clare College, Cambridge in 1603. Before leaving England for North America, he served as a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire and was Lord of the Manor of Ledsham, which he got from the Harebreds and later sold to the Earl of Strafford.
Source: Richard Saltonstall, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRichard Saltonstall (mayor)
Richard Saltonstall was descended from Robert de Saltonstall who held lands in Warley, near Halifax, Yorkshire in 1274. He was the son of Gilbert Saltonstall, a cloth merchant of Halifax, who owned lands in Hipperholme. For a time, Richard lived in the Netherlands, where he was a member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London; by 1585, he had become the director of the company. He was also affiliated with the Muscovy Company, the Levant Company, and the English East India Company. Richard had a long political career serving the city of London. He was a member of the city council by 1583, a Member of Parliament in 1586, and an alderman by 1588. He served as Sheriff of the City of London for 1589 and was elected Lord Mayor of London for 1597. He served as master of the Skinners Company in 1589, 1593, 1595–6, and 1599–1600. He was knighted in 1598. Sir Richard's mansions were at "Mynchenlane", London, Moorhall in Hertfordshire, and South Ockendon near Romford in Essex.
Source: Richard Saltonstall (mayor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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